If Pierre McGuire did say Komisarek made Markov look good, thats is too much of an error in judgment to be GM…When Komisarek got pummeled by Lucic, I said to trade Komisarek cause he would never be the same again…

The Cat for GM 2012!

[Disclaimer]: I’m a hockey fan. I care about the habs, but probably not as much as you.

Am I the only one whose interest in hockey has quickly perished after the first round? I tried gamely to get myself in the game, I figured I’d root against the Bruins, first and foremost. I’d root for the Penguins, was anxious to see Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal and Kris Letang fly up and down the ice, plus Marc-André Fleury is always spectacular. The Canucks hold some local interest, and when they get rolling and start to score, it gets fun.

Now here we are. The Bruins are slain, and that’s good, those worthless, lucky bastards had to come up snake eyes at some point. The Pens and ‘Nucks who I tried to engineer an interest in are dead and buried before I even get on the bandwagon.

I can barely remember who’s in what series now, it’s a conscious effort to grasp it. Who’re the Rangers playing? Nashville has to lose, so as to protect our 2nd round draft choice, but who do I have to root for then?

We’re having to watch playoffs involving only three of the top ten regular season scorers, six of the top twenty. No Sedin twins, no Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, no Jason Spezza, no Joe Thornton. Dale Hunter is benching Alex Ovechkin, Alexei Semin and Nicklas Backstrom in favor of Jay Beagle and Troy Brouwer. Games limp to a 2-2 regulation tie, and we’re told we’re witnessing a great game, not a succession of dump-ins and slashes, and acceptable-in-the-playoffs hooking.

I remember when hockey was fun. I’d get my dose of bloodshed as the Canadiens slugged its way out of the Adams Division, and then the late game would come on, showing Edmonton trying to outskate Calgary or Winnipeg. Those games finished 8-6, were just as intense and hard-fought as the Eastern Conference games, but featured things like passing and strategy and goals sniped from the slot, instead of being bashed in by three or four guys kneeling in the opponents’ crease.

…I have long asked, how can I be a Habs’ Fan and not be a hockey fan ?
…I have yet to come to any sensible explanation to give Myself
…I have not bothered to watch more than a TSN highlight or 2, and 5 minutes of a period of one of the Penguins/Phlyers games
…sad ? …isn’t it ?
…Habs or Team Canada …otherwise I’m a Saint Kilda Saints’ Australian Rules Rugby Fan …and, there ain’t too many of THEM on the tube

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That’s exactly what I meant Cat. He’s got an exciting style, doesn’t make the saves look easy like Carey, and when he melts down, that’s awesome too. In no way however was I expecting him to be this consistently bad throughout the series.

If you look back at Medieval History, the French and the English were equally hostile and nasty to each other. They ransacked each others land, intermarried and you name it. Get over it, we have bigger fish to fry in the 21st Century than your ancient squabbles.

Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.

That’s beside the point that Matty is making. If he’d said “All Anglos want only Pierre McGuire as the next GM”, then your statement would be a rebuttal.

He’s stating that of the subset of fans who are deranged and think Pierre McGuire is the best-qualified candidate out there for the job, none are francophones, because they are not exposed to him and cannot conceive an opinion. Your point that you are an Anglo yet don’t support this notion doesn’t refute his statement.

…Sutter/Team Canada replacing Subby with 17 year old Ryan Murray …quite an endorsement pre-draft for Murray

…Edmonton = Murray ? …Columbus = Yakupov ?

…that would leave quite a cornucopia for Timmins and the new GM to choose from …Galchenyuk, Grigorenko, Forsberg, Dumba, or other Dark Horse

…possibly Columbus may even rationalize picking an ‘American Russian’ is a better bet than a ‘Russian Russian’ 🙂 …especially for a team like Columbus whom can use a potential mini-Malkin clone to build around at centre

…which may leave Yakupov at 3 …that would be an interesting situation …do We need an aircraft carrier for a first-line centre more than a ‘Russian Rocket’ goal-scorer ?

…Geoff’s & Serge’s candidate evaluation for GM must include an essential genealogy confirmation the new GM’s family seed extends back to a relationship to King Solomon 🙂 …(NB: as long as his name is NOT Irving Grundman !)

…pleeeeeeeeeze Geoff, …make sure Our new GM is smart enough not to screw this up

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Murray will most likely only play in exhibition games. PK could be back in time for the opener on Thursday. Either way, they still have 6 defensemen not counting PK and Murray (Keith, Schenn, Phaneuf, Methot, Bouwmeester, Vlasic).

Yakupov will go first overall, guaranteed. If Edmonton wants to take a defenseman, they can trade down and do it.

…just the fact Murray is in the WHC equation speaks volumes …Edmonton will be very tempted, especially if Murray shows well
…Sutter is likely the Oiler’s new coach post World Championship
…Oilers’ need is D
…I would not discount the possibility they may take Murray

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Read that piece on McGuire in Hartford…. Man, do we really want that as GM? I mean, it’d be different if he was arrogant but was a proven winner… Guy can say anything he wants between those two benches cause it’s just filler.

The saddest thing about all of this PM talk is that some people will use it as specious reasoning that he’s worth considering; i.e. the fact that we’re talking about him validates his consideration as GM.

The scariest thing about the Pierre McGuire article in the courant is how many of the criticisms remain today.

– arrogance in believing he’s the smartest guy around and always telling people that.
– Narcissistic, always sure to make sure the owner knew that he was the reason for the win and he outcoached the other team’s guy (
– book smart and knowledgable but total lack of people skills
– used his connections with the owner, and being his friend to get a position he wasn’t qualified for, or very good at
– not respected by other teams’ coaches, players or GMs.
– control freak who wanted more and more power in the organization.

Yes it was 15 years ago… but when the criticisms of him todayh are of the same character traits that people brought forward as reasons for his epic failure in Hartford. Its scary.

Do people honestly believe he doesn’t exhibit these same traits today?

Look, very important hockey people seem to think he’d do a decent job as an NHL GM. Why is anything else being mentioned at this point? Much of what you listed as bad can also be seen as very good in some circumstances.
The bottom line really is that he has been given interviews for jobs that only 5-10 people in the world get consideration for. Perhaps all of these hockey people are wrong…or perhaps they are not.

Go Habs Go!!

“Fans are great, but the quickest way to start losing is to listen to them.” – Sam Pollock

Fair enough. He has not yet been the # 1 choice of any team. That said, it’s still pretty good that he’s been considered on multiple occassions. Sometimes the final choice comes down to a personal preference or something. Even I have been turned down for a job or 2 that I know I could have done.

Go Habs Go!!

“Fans are great, but the quickest way to start losing is to listen to them.” – Sam Pollock

Well according to my wife, I’m very sensitive. But she doesn’t realize I just let her win all the arguments. It’s the key to a happy marriage. Let’s just agree to disagree with it and be done my man. Life’s too short.

Works for me. For the record, none of what I said was meant as insults, but rather to make the point that I think the hockey operations folks on most NHL teams should be respected, although not perfect.
Then again, my wife does say I can come on a little strong at times.
Going to be a fun Summit next year. I bet we actually get along if we both go…!

Go Habs Go!!

“Fans are great, but the quickest way to start losing is to listen to them.” – Sam Pollock

Let the process work do really believe Geoff Molson would hire Mcguire because they did some volunteerism coaching of minor hockey against each other and became friends or acquainted.

Here below are a few quotes attributed to Mcguire, not a resume just a few interesting quotes he has made over past Hab descisons, I am not going to go into his Hockey background as he has ample References from Ray Shero to Scotty Bowman, to Ken Holland who will speak for him and his knowledge and expeertise, he actually is used as a sounding board by GM’s throughout the league on player evaluations. so I guess they are all wrong.

Pierre Mcguire could have been A head scout at any time over the past twenty years, He has chosen to be paid at a much higher level as A TV analyst. He also was a front runner for many GM positions, with some teams openly expressing regret over the years at going in other directions.

Again i am not supporting Mcguire’s candidacy above any other but what has Julien Brisebois or Marc Bergevin done that puts them head or shoulders above Pierre Mcguire. Let the process work do really believe Geoff Molson would hire McGuire because they did some volunteerism coaching of minor hockey against each other and became friends or acquainted.

adek Bonk – This move has Pierre Gauthier written all over it. He’s not that good.

Cristobal Huet – I remain highly skeptical. He’s never been this good at any level. I don’t think he can sustain this high level of play.

Sergei Samsanov – Did they not watch the Stanley Cup final? He’s a parameter player.

Guillaume Latendresse – Big mistake if he starts in the NHL as an 18 year old. He needs to develop properly. Don’t rush him.

Janne Niinimma – Love the guy. Real good player. Great teammate. But I don’t know how much he has left. His best days are way behind him.

Sheldon Souray – One trick pony. There isn’t much interest around the league. I don’t know who’s going to sign him. Don’t know how effective he can be in post lockout era.

Alexei Emelin – They’ve got to get him over here. He can play in the NHL.

Kyle Chipchura – I worry about his skating, especially after his knee injury. Might be able to hang on as a 4th line player.

Alex Tanguay – A 1st round pick? Terrible trade.

Robert Lang – Can still play but don’t know how much he has left. A lot of miles in that body.

Roman Hamrlik – A good player but I don’t know about that 4th year. He’ll help but the term is one year too long.

Mike Cammalleri – I don’t know how many other teams would have given him a 5th year.

Brian Gionta – A true gamer. Real solid player and teammate. But again, that 5th year might be a killer. Montreal seems to have to add an extra year to get players to sign.

Jaroslav Spacek – Good player but not much left in the tank. Was a healthy scratch for Buffalo last year. I’d rather have Francois Beauchemin.

Scott Gomez – See Above

Travis Moen – Very useful player if you give him a defined role.

Hal Gill – Very effective defensively. Better than people think, especially on the penalty kill.

Benoit Pouliot – First player I would have traded if I had gotten the job in Minnesota.

Dominic Moore – Why did they give up a second round pick when they could have had this player as a free agent?

Marc Andre Bergeron – Good pick up as a fill in for Markov on power play. Serious issues in his own end.

PK Subban – Will be a star player. Maybe more. But manage expectations.

Jeff Halpern – Real smart player. Valuable role guy. But not the same on his skates since ripping up his knee.

Lars Eller – If he ends up playing on the top two lines then the trade is a good one. But I believe they could have and should have gotten more. Coming off the season and playoffs he had you had to drive up the price for Halak. They didn’t do that.

Erik Cole – Very good signing. I worry about that 4th year but he’s what they need.

Chris Campoli – A depth defenseman at this stage. People think he’s a really good skater but he’s knock kneed. Prone to mistakes.

Rene Bourque – I like the trade but it really depends on what they do with the money saved on the Cammalleri contract and what they do with that second round pick.

2011-2012 Montreal Canadiens – If they don’t finish in the top 5 on the power play they won’t make the playoffs.

So basically the best you can come up with is to copy and paste some stuff that McGuires friend Mitch Melnyk wrote about him? and you call that credible research? WEAK!!!!!!!
So let’s see, according to the McGuire for hire peeps, his credentials for being the next habs GM are:

First of all i have never said he should or should not be GM of the Canadiens. He should be considered as a strong candidate, what has Julien Brisebois or Marc Bergevin done to separate themselves from all other candidates.

I said he has references from Ken Holland to Ray Shero to Scotty Bowman who have a certain respect in the Hockey world. They Have all signed on as references to his candidacy for the supposed crown jewel of GM jobs

Yup, and they all currently work for other National Hockey League teams. So you’re saying three guys who work for other teams want us to hire a guy who hasn’t had an NHL job in 20 years. Well then, that settles it. Hey, I gotta good idea, let’s call Ray Shero and ask him who we should draft with our 3rd pick overall.

…actually, being a ‘friend’ of Geoff Molson, like it or not, is significant 🙁
…sure am hoping Geoff plays poker with Patrick on Friday nights 🙂

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…under different circumstances I wouldn’t jump off a cliff if McGuire was given a shot as GM …I think he would do as well, or better, as his predecessor(s) over the past 20 + years of mediocre GMs

…just not in COMBO with Roy, whom I want as Coach

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McGuire also said that:
– “Colten Teubert is this year’s human eraser”.

– “You stay in contact with the (former Rangers GM) Neil Smiths, … because those guys could resurface. If someone decides to put a team in Honolulu, you want to be able to say ‘Neil, remember me. I’m the perfect guy to get your pineapple drinks”

My point? For every thing he said that makes sense (parroting others, likely), there are just some absurd statements.

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…no jokes allowed, but I use the lame Windows Vista OS …most of the time it does the job, but too often gets frozen or slows down inexplicably …especially irritating when streaming My Habs’ games, or multi-tasking programmes

…I have the grey hair to prove it 🙂

…I’m just putting this link up for a program called RamDisk for those of You with a ploddin’ ‘puter

…it’s an easy program to install, and provides a faster alternative to handle RAM memory …at least it has for Me and My system (amazing the difference of speed on My browser and instant start-up of streaming, which previously was agonizingly slow)

…so, if Your system has ‘limp duck’ syndrome, here is a Viagra solution

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Habitant means PASSIONATE HOCKEYhttp://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=423049

Once again, only Anglos want PM as GM.
And Francophones who watch TSN to improve their English.
It’s all about his media exposure.
If he was interested in being GM, why hasn’t he tried to be GM somewhere else over the past 20 years?
And if Scotty Bowman is such a fan, why didn’t he hire him?

I’m perfectly bilingual…not sure where I fit in there.
Read the link if you think he hasn’t tried to get GM jobs. You’ll learn that he did try and why he did not get one. Both show some positives & negatives in that respect.
It’s a good read.

Go Habs Go!!

“Fans are great, but the quickest way to start losing is to listen to them.” – Sam Pollock

Firstly, my point is that Anglos want him hired because they see him on the TV all the time and therefore think he’d be a good choice. (mostly because of his shameless self-promotion)
Francophones who don’t see that week in and week out don’t consider him a valid consideration.
RDS did a ‘Top 10 GM Prospects’ and McGuire wasn’t on it.
I’m with the Francophones on this one. The only reason he’s getitng so much media coverage as a prospect is because he is the media.

And I’m sorry mate, but I’m not interested in reading Melnik talk about his bestie. It’s hardly going to be an objective article.
I started reading it, and could see the way it was going.

There are a lot of facts in the article, but I’m sure you have no use for those.
I don’t agree at all with the Anglo thing. I’ve heard him speak. He seems to have a good plan and knows players very well, in the NHL and otherwise, which generally means there are good chances for good trades. He has also been very adamamnt that he would surround himself with the right people, meaning he would not have the know-it-aqll attitude that he can make all the decisions by himself.
All I want is the best GM possible. If it’s not PM, so be it.

Go Habs Go!!

“Fans are great, but the quickest way to start losing is to listen to them.” – Sam Pollock

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How unintelligent reading all the past posts from earlier today, lambasting Pierre McGuire, do you really believe all his knowledge is just names and dates and birth locations, come on people really do some proper research on all candidates before picking a candidate due to the sound of his name or where he his born, or if he played for the Habs.

From what I have been reading another good thing to come out of hiring Pierre McGuire would be thinning out true Hab supporters and HIO posters who say they will not be Habs fans no longer if McGuire is hired.

There is an interesting balance between the 3 remaining front runners McGuire, Brisebois, and Bergevin, I believe the interview process will produce the best candidate, Yes McGuire is annoying but it is an on air persona, the same could be said of anyone who we happened to hear everyday on the radio or tv.

Anyone who says any of these candidates is unqualified is ridiculous.

I think I will put my faith in the interview process, concluding Serge Savard and Geoff Molson will find the man with the right vision, pro player procurement abilities, amateur and pro player evaluation, cap room management skills, along with professional level contacts throughout the League, North America and Europe to name a few skills required. I think the interviews, initial and follow ups will weed out any candidates not up to the tasks at hand.

That said I am no Pierre McGuire, or Julien Brisebois or Marc Bergevin etc… supporter. I support the Canadiens and have to believe Mr. Molson & Savard know how to conduct interviews to find the right man. I have my doubts about every candidate. I am sure questions are built around finding the proper candidate with vision and an actual plan for the Canadiens moving forward. Chemistry, references and experience during this interview process will also come into play.

I will choose to let the hiring process and interviews and references take heed, and place my trust in our ownership group to pick the right man , whomever they choose we should have support for his plan.

He failed miserabably at the job 20 years ago. What exactly are his qualifications to be the GM of the Montreal Canadiens? I mean besides being friends with the owner? I provided supporting documents, what do you have to support your stance on the matter? You’re the ridiculous one.

In fairness Smiler, what exactly besides 2 years as a scout for Pittsburgh has he done since then, which would change his credentials for being the GM. Asking for real tangible answers, not allusions to his “connections” or his vast knowledge. Vin Scully has more baseball knowledge and connections than many Managers, but you don’t hear anyone saying Vin Scully should have been a manager.

Ya, and 20 years ago is the last time the guy had a job with an NHL team!!!! Which is my reasoning for not wanting him as my teams GM. I want a guy that is either a current GM, assistant GM, or head scout. Not some guy who FAILED at the job 20 years ago. Whats so difficult about that?

it’s not legit. He failed miserably when he had a management position, and he hasn’t been able to get another one for nigh on 20 years. I’m still waiting for one of the fanboys to provide some sort of credible reason why this guy should get the crown jewel of GM positions, something other than the fact that he is friends with Geoff Molson and Scotty Bowman.

I haven’t really weighed in on the Pierre topic yet, but I have to say there is one one thing that makes me skeptical he’s ready to do the job – Pierre McGuire compared leafs defence of Dion Phaneuf, Mike Komisarek, and (forgot the third) to the big 3 in Montreal, and said that Komisarek made Markov look good, and that the Habs would regret letting him go.

This, to me, is a colossal error in judgement – one that I don’t ever want to see a Habs GM make. And then I read the article that ‘Habsolutely’ posted below, and it makes me wonder even more.

However, I don’t ‘hate’ Pierre, and if he is hired I will have to assume that those who are responsible for the hiring process knew what they were doing. At least until proven otherwise.

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Hunter is treating Ovechkin like that player from the 70-80’s European. Always moved at trade deadline time. Would be put on the ice for goal..then hauled off. I am trying but cant recall the name…. Think he started in Edmonton.

I am by no means an expert..but I have listened to McGuire on many occasions and it seems to me that all he does is state the obvious and then try to cover it up by using crazy sayings, and talking in that high pitched voice at a hundred miles an hour..for me its like nails on a chalkboard..when he was on TSN I had to mute or switch to RDS..and he pretty much ruined any World Juniors for me..he knows his stuff I guess if you really need to know that some players mother is from the same home town as his sister..or what high school someone went to..I don’t find he offers anything insightful or forward thinking..he repeats what everyone else is already saying..do we really want a GM that says things like “he is sucking dirty pond water” “big body pressence” “active stick” or “faceoff poise” what a goof…please please I am begging do not let him anywhere near our team….

If McGuire is such a good hockey person how come Bowman-Burke-Holmgren never re-hired him. It took Gauthier to give PM his last NHL job as a scout in Ottawa but also Gauthier fired him which McGuire has never forgiven him for & Took alot of shots at Gauthier on TSN990 also by the radio hosts who set up the questions for PM to answer and put Gauthier/Gainey/Hab Coaches in a bad light……..

Unfortunately, we don’t know what McGuire was offered and by who through the years. I did hear that he turned down a pretty good role, I believe with Boston (could be wrong), which he turned down for personal reasons.
I doubt McGuire was the only hockey analyst that took shot at or thought Gauthier made some questionable moves.
Again, I have no idea if Pierre is qualified to be a GM. I can only assume he has at least some qualifications as he was given multiple interviews from the Wild, and if rumours are correct, from Montreal as well.
I’ll support whoever the Habs hire until I think he’s doing a crappy job.

Go Habs Go!!

“Fans are great, but the quickest way to start losing is to listen to them.” – Sam Pollock

McGuire was supposeably offered an assistant GM with Pittsburg but turned it down & Chuck Fletcher took it who went on to beat out PM for The Wild GM position maybe if PM had current front office experience at the time of the interview he might have gotten The Wild job as well as The Tampa job. The experience McGuire talks about on TV & radio is close to 20 years old and not very current……

Well, we know he was interviewed for 3 GM jobs now. The guy that got the job in Minnesota is the same guy that took the job that McGuire turned down in Boston, if I understood the story right (and no, it was not a GM job that he turned down).
What I’m saying is he may have turned down jobs in hockey operations departments of different teams that he did turn down. The point is we don’t know. We do know he came extremely close to getting the job in Mkinnesota and got at least 1 interview in Calgary, and now seemingly a couple in Montreal. To me, all that tells me he is a good candidate. The fat that he didn’t get those jobs still puts him in very good company having been considered for a very high profile NHL position. I just don’t get why you and others can’t just respect that. I don’t know the man, but he seems pretty knowledgeable and he seems like a nice guy. Is he the best candidate? So far, he has not been for those 2 teams. Maybe he is for the Habs.
Maybe not.

Go Habs Go!!

“Fans are great, but the quickest way to start losing is to listen to them.” – Sam Pollock

Hey Boone,
This may not be the time for it, but I never did read your take on the GM position. I know you’re busy but either here or on some other thread, I’d love to read what you think and if you have an opinion on McGuire. All I know is the 15 minutes I hear him on TSN990, so I’m not an authority on him by any means.

Go Habs Go!!

“Fans are great, but the quickest way to start losing is to listen to them.” – Sam Pollock

I’m not certain that ‘FU Hunter” is the correct approach to take here Boone. The Caps are a team with no playoff success in the past when Ovie was given carte blanche to play as he pleased. It seems to me this new approach by Hunter may in the long run be the best thing for the team. And maybe in the long run will also make Overchkin a better, more responsible player.

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My favourite non-Hab too. The Blues must really suck today (I´m still watching the other game). I mean, even Carter scored? One of LA´s least impressive forwards so far. He would hear it from everywhere if he were European…

Hey Habsrule1,
I don’t get to listen to McGuire during the day but what are some of the things that he said he would like to do with the team. If it includes the team getting bigger (especially on defence) and being harder to play against, then maybe he is the right guy for the job.

The job is open punkster so anyone is really a candidate right now. I mean Ron Hextall has a chance for goodness sakes (and people are worried about Roy being a loose cannon, imagine this guy). Send your CV to Savard and see what happens.

That is pretty much it in a nutshell….and I know he’s not the only guy to say that, but I always found his vision of the team to match what I was hoping for….a combination of skill with some toughness. He is not big into fighting, but he likes some size, grit, and team toughness. He also preaches better pro scouting to evaluate potential trade bait as well as more focus on local scouting.
Again, I would need to ask him some questions before I’d hire him myself, but he seems to have a plan. I’ve also heard him talk about different people he would surround himself with, some I was familiar with, and some, not so much, so he also does not intend to go in, make all the calls and act like he knows everything. He will bring in a good support team to assist him where he may not be experienced.

Go Habs Go!!

“Fans are great, but the quickest way to start losing is to listen to them.” – Sam Pollock

He loves to talk about “Player Procurement Policy” and his “7 player profile”.

His “7 player profile” for building a contender around is something like 2 powerforwards, 2 strong centermen, a specialist(a player who specializes on either PP, PK, faceoffs, etc) and a top goaltender, and a top defenseman.

Habsolutely…..
Just read some of your replies to me for the first time. They’re hilarious. I love how you twist things to make it sound like I’m insulting you. All I’m saying is if the Habs are still considering McGuire a good candidate, maybe he is. I listen to McGuire for 15 minutes on Melnick every day, and he seems like he knows his stuff, but I have no idea if he’d make a good GM or not. All I can do is hope the Habs make the right decision. My first choice would be someone with more experience in hockey operations, but if they pick McGuire, I’ll be very curious to see if he will be able to do the things I have hear him say he’d like to do with the team, because they are the things that I would like to see done.
No reason to get personal. I just think that the people making this decision are better qualified than any of us is all.

Go Habs Go!!

“Fans are great, but the quickest way to start losing is to listen to them.” – Sam Pollock

So maybe they do. They also know more than me and everyone else on this site. Are you so insecure that you can’t admit that?
Just you comparing what I said to the extent of your insults is laughable.
And by some replies I meant I read stuff saying something about a McGuire fanboy insulting you. I assume you meant me (I’m not a fanboy). If I was incorrect, my apologies.
Enjoy your evening.

Go Habs Go!!

“Fans are great, but the quickest way to start losing is to listen to them.” – Sam Pollock